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Liverpool John Moores professor Gillian O'Brien hosted a book reading for her new book, 'The Darkness Echoing', at Liverpool One Waterstones. The book is a quirky take on the 'Irish obsession' with misery surrounding death, famine and rebellions across the...

Chinese New Year was celebrated officially yesterday - but Liverpool John Moores University was in full swing for their festivities all last week! Ending the year of the Water Tiger, which is seen as a symbol of strength, braveness and...

Local-loved Toxteth pub Peter Kavanagh's now homes the oldest landlady in Liverpool. Rita Smith, 85, took over the boozer in 1992, and hasn't looked back since, winning a Lifetime Achievement Award just last year. Having previous occupations as a cleaner and...

Liverpool city council is set to approve a £833,000 grant towards the city's TV and film scene in a welcome boost for the region. In alliance with four northern companies - Liverpool Film Office, North East Screen, Screen Manchester, and...

Liverpool Philharmonic celebrates the 15th anniversary of their Music and Health Programme in Liverpool this week. It is National Mental Health Day today, which coincides perfectly with their celebration. The programme is an initiative created to use music to help...

David Tennant has been revealed as the 14th Time Lord in the BBC centenary Doctor Who episode - to the delight of the show's Merseyside fans. But they will have to wait a year before they see the actor return...

Join Anna and Bebe today on the MerseyNewsLive podcast as they celebrate National Scouse Day: https://soundcloud.com/anna-rainey-876805281/national-scouse-day-pod-mixdown?si=c408a3a92b024bccb6ad9440dd344f60&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing Featured image (c) Francis Clarke

This month Liverpool-based disability and deaf arts organization DaDa will be putting together three distinct events to showcase art made by deaf, neuro-divergent and disabled people. The three events will include a comedic play which deals with the trials and...

There are over 60 blue and green badge certified tour guides in Liverpool, according to city officials. One of the biggest draws of the city is its unique and intense link to music, stemming from the late 1950s and 1960s,...

A cancer support charity for which the late Merseybeat musician Gerry Marsden was a patron of is continuing to provide support and care for those in the community diagnosed with the disease. The Holistic Cancer Centre was chosen as the...